"Vine Snake Strike"
A Vine Snake strikes at the photographer in the jungles of western Ecuador. I used a macro lens to get close enough.

Rolf WaltherGermany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Bonobo"

Adam PlucinskiAustralia

Honorable Mention

"Gentle Giant"
One gentle at heart giant.

Preston HaskellCanada

Honorable Mention

"Corting"
The Dating Game

Gudkov AndreyRussia

Honorable Mention

"Attack of a lioness"
Tanzania. Serengeti National Park

Paul KennedyUSA

Honorable Mention

"Lift-Off"
A Horned Owl, a moment after launch

Oliver KlinkUSA

Honorable Mention

"A Perfect Day in Alaska"
This image reflects the perfect symbolism of the life of grizzly bears from cubs to grown up.

Leora Eger-DreyfussIsrael

Honorable Mention

"Cheetahs waiting for food"
Cheetahs waiting to be fed at Harnas Farm Namibia

Jennylynn FieldsCanada

Honorable Mention

"Raven Nevermore"

Lennette NewellUSA

Honorable Mention

"Zebra Play"
Zebras Rustling

Terry TurrentineUSA

Honorable Mention

"Northern Gannets 4"
Photographed at Bonaventure Island Perce, Quebec

Jason ArundellAustralia

Honorable Mention

"Deer"

Adam PlucinskiAustralia

Nominee

"snake"
One of the Australian natives - red bellied snake.

Adam PlucinskiAustralia

Nominee

"Playful Penguin"
Penguins can be very playful and that particular one was swimming in every direction possible. He moved so effortlessly under the water.

Adam PlucinskiAustralia

Nominee

"Middle finger"
This gorilla was eating but was suspiciously raising his middle finger.

Alan LoHong Kong

Nominee

"Portrait #1"
Procelain crab at lembeh strait, indonesia

Alan LoHong Kong

Nominee

"I am watching you"
pygmy seahorse at lembeh strait, indonesia

ALEX BERNASCONIItaly

Nominee

"king on the rock"
lion on kopje, north serengeti, Tanzania

ALEX BERNASCONIItaly

Nominee

"Okavango giraffe"
Giraffe in Okavango Delta - Infrared camera

Aliah JanNew Zealand

Nominee

"Snakes"

Andrea KornfeldHungary

Nominee

"Rats in corn field"
Budapest

Andrew FarringtonUK

Nominee

"Foal "
Foal sheltering during April shower; Lancashire

Ann Elliott CuttingUSA

Nominee

"dove"

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Wildebeest Migration"
Wildebeests running in the dust in the Maasai Mara, Kenya during their annual migration.

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Gull"
Backlit gull taking off in Norway.

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Seal"
Seal in the Arctic.

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"A Mother's Grief"
A mother baboon carrying her dead child in her arms in Kenya.

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Leopard"
Close up of a leopard in Samburu, Kenya.

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Polar Bear"
Close up of a polar bear in the Arctic.

Antonio BusielloItaly

Nominee

"Storm Gathering "
These giraffes were part of a group that I have been following for several days in Tanzania's Lake Manyara National Park. They had spent the early morning browsing in wooded savannah but then began t

"Wildebeest and Zebra Migration"
Herds of wildebeest and zebra cross the Mara River from Kenya to Tanzania during the Great Migration, 2013

Bev PettitUSA

Nominee

"Stub Tail Lion"
Male Lion with Stub Tail in Tanzania 2013

bobbie goodrichUSA

Nominee

"DUST BATH"
Known as the White Elephants of Etosha National Pk ..they dust themselves with the white earth from the salt pans to stay cool and free from insects

bobbie goodrichUSA

Nominee

"WALKING LEOPARD"
Etosha National Park while driving through the park this beautiful leopard was crossing the road I leaned out the window of our truck and caught this captivating image

Carien SchippersUSA

Nominee

"Dream of the White Horse"

Cees RijnenNetherlands

Nominee

"V-Bird"

Clayton HairsAustralia

Nominee

"Breach!"
A pregnant female bottlenose Dolphin hoists herself some 20m into the air in the Bay of Islands, NZ.

Debra GarsideCanada

Nominee

"The Protector"
This Sable Island mustang mare protects her spring foal from her 2 year old sibling who still wants to nurse.

Debra GarsideCanada

Nominee

"Sable Stallions"
Two wild stallions vying for dominance on the foggy beaches of Sable Island National Park Reserve, Canada

Diana De RosaUSA

Nominee

"Wild Eyes"
These Wild Eyes are the protective type as she protects her chickens.

Dianne YudelsonUSA

Nominee

"Furrow Spiders"

Dianne YudelsonUSA

Nominee

"Ascend"

Dianne YudelsonUSA

Nominee

"Komodo Dragon"

Dianne YudelsonUSA

Nominee

"Symbiotic"

Douglas Steakley SteakleyUSA

Nominee

"Mother And Baby cheetah"
Mother and Baby Cheetah on a termite mound in the Maasai Mara, Kenya

Drew DoggettUSA

Nominee

"Untitled 4"
From the collection "Omo: Expressions of a People." Goats descend towards the Omo River. Especially in the dry season, herds stay on the move in order to find water and land for grazing.

Ed CooleyUSA

Nominee

"Bad Boys"
White stallions of Southern France

Ed CooleyUSA

Nominee

"Ghost Riders"
White stallions of Southern France

Eloisa CallenderUSA

Nominee

"Flight"

Frank BevansUSA

Nominee

"Jellyfish"
At home in the dark

Gary RobertsUK

Nominee

"Leopard Leaping"
A Leopard leaps from a tree Serengeti National Park Tanzania.

Gorazd GolobSlovenia

Nominee

"Family"

Gorazd GolobSlovenia

Nominee

"Speed&power"

Gray HawnUSA

Nominee

"I've Got the Whole World"
I caught this giraffe enjoying the moment in Kenya with nothing but the plains in front of him.

Gudkov AndreyRussia

Nominee

"High conversations"
Kenya. Masai Mara National park

Heather SwanCanada

Nominee

"Always together"
Always Together

Hiromichi EndoJapan

Nominee

"Two Crows"
We are living in harmony with nature.

Ivan Joshua LohSingapore

Nominee

"Grace"

Jack HillUK

Nominee

"Knot"
A mass of Knot roost as a high tide pushed them off their feeding ground.

Jason ArundellAustralia

Nominee

"Lone Stag"

Jayne SilbermanUSA

Nominee

"Equine Portrait"

Jeff JohnsonUSA

Nominee

"You Talkin' To Me?"
This guy was just letting me know who the boss is!

Jeff JohnsonUSA

Nominee

"Peek-a-Boo"
Not sure I care to get any closer . . . would you?

Jeff JohnsonUSA

Nominee

"Stare Down"
I didn't blink but I was not going to argue the point with this big cat!

Jennylynn FieldsCanada

Nominee

"King"

Joan DavisUSA

Nominee

"Defending The Herd"
Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses

João M. GilPortugal

Nominee

"Wild Horse Hairdo"
Close to a family of wild horses, all got relaxed with my presence and got on with their daily lives. This was a rare moment when the great male horse rolled and rose majestically, shaking off dust.

Joe DonohueCanada

Nominee

"Le Vieux Port"
An early fog laden morning

Joseph BankowskiUSA

Nominee

"Swamp Bird"

Joseph BankowskiUSA

Nominee

"Kong"

Julie EwingAustralia

Nominee

"Mothers love"
The monkeys appeared oblivious to the rain, and very relaxed with us nearby whilst the young one suckled.

Karen LunneyAustralia

Nominee

"Dantes Inferno"
Forced to find new river crossing points in the Serengeti-Mara region of Eastern Africa, the wildebeest descend into individual despair and collective chaos.

Kathleen T. CarrUSA

Nominee

"Dolphin Encounter"
Close Encounter of the Best Kind with wild Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

"PELICAN"
My goal creating images from nature is not only fun doing what I love ,
it's also bringing awareness of the beauty of nature and how important it
is to preserve for future generations. I'm very proud back in the 70's to
have helped stop humpback whaling and today they thrive without the threat
of man , a true victory for wildlife.